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The Mathematician Forced to Become a Genius | Newsthink

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The Mathematician Forced to Become a Genius Norbert Wiener’s father molded him into a genius. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. Watch my video on William James Sidis, the sad story of the smartest man who ever lived: https://youtu.be/L0zOdg7PCkQ Chapters: 0:00 A Father’s Experiment 1:44 Homeschooling Through Tears 3:06 A Lonely Genius 4:08 A Shocking Discovery 4:33 Undermined by His Father 5:45 Intellectual Awakening in Europe 6:47 War, Rejection & Finding Purpose 7:57 The Telegram That Changed Everything 8:35 Opportunity at MIT & Brownian Motion 9:55 Finding Love & Personal Freedom 10:27 Ethical Dilemmas & The Nuclear Age 11:19 The Breakthrough: Cybernetics 12:22 Final Reflections 14:07 Today’s Sponsor: Brilliant Follow Newsthink on X https://x.com/Newsthink Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://x.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Support Cindy on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Sources: 19th-century classroom courtesy of © Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar via Wikimedia Commons (transformed into black and white by Newsthink Ltd.) Chemical laboratory: Wellcome Images, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Brilliant people shaping our world. Follow the podcast & rate it 5 star! Find Newsthink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newsthink Disclaimer: This podcast is fan-made and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Newsthink. All content rights and trademarks belong to Newsthink. If you are the rightful owner and have any concerns, please get in touch with me directly. - ------------ --------- Keywords: physics, nikola tesla, tech history Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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